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placative

pla·ca·tive

UK/pləˈkeɪtɪv/ uncommon us

adjective

1.

tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions

  • “the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich”
  • “placating (or placative) gestures”
  • “an astonishingly placatory speech”

Origin

From placate + -ive. False cognate with German plakativ.

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